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AVP Expense Management, Accounting

AVP Expense Management, Accounting

Jobtailor • Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, CA
11 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, talent development, and continuous improvement. Provide senior-level leadership and governance over financial reporting cycles, accounting processes, ledger controls, and the overall internal control environment. Design, sponsor, and oversee end-to-end control and accounting process enhancements, ensuring effective implementation, adoption, and sustainable operational outcomes. Own the full expense management mandate, including monthly expense reporting, forecasting, planning, budgeting, performance analysis, and business partner engagement. Drive disciplined expense management and cost optimization across Retail Advice & Solutions, identifying efficiency opportunities and enabling productivity savings. Prepare and present executive-ready materials for senior management, translating trends, risks, opportunities, and business drivers into clear recommendations and actionable insights. Build trusted relationships with senior business partners, Finance leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders to influence decisions, align priorities, and deliver high-quality service to the business. Champion process simplification, automation, and continuous improvement to strengthen operational efficiency, scalability, and financial management effectiveness.

Requirements

  • Professional accounting designation or related credential, with 10+ years of progressive experience in senior finance, accounting, expense management, or financial leadership roles.
  • Proven people leader with demonstrated ability to attract, retain, coach, and develop high-performing teams while building succession depth and leadership capability.
  • Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex financial information and present insights, recommendations, and trade-offs clearly to senior audiences.
  • Sound business judgment and management acumen, with the ability to prioritize competing demands, make informed decisions, and lead through ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
  • High degree of discretion, professionalism, and integrity in handling confidential financial, business, and people-related information.
  • Demonstrated track record leading complex initiatives, process improvements, or cross-functional projects from strategy through execution and sustainable adoption.
  • Strong operational expertise in financial reporting, accounting systems, controls, and automation, with a continuous improvement mindset and focus on scalable, efficient processes.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in financial leadership, expense management, and accounting processes, with a strong focus on team development, operational efficiency, and strategic decision-making. Proven ability to communicate complex financial insights to senior management and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

  • Professional Accounting Designation
  • Financial Reporting Expertise
  • Expense Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Executive Communication Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

  • Financial Reporting
  • Accounting Processes
  • Expense Forecasting
  • Budgeting
  • Performance AnalysisProcess Improvement
  • Automation
  • Controls Management
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Cost Optimization

Soft Skills

  • Coaching
  • Collaboration
  • Influencing
  • Decision-Making
  • Integrity

Certifications & Qualifications

  • Professional Accounting Designation

Industry Keywords

  • Financial Leadership
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Business Partner Engagement
  • Cross-Functional Projects
  • Operational Scalability
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